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Health minister warns of 'forces of division and darkness'

By Lee Peart | 27 November 2025

Health minister Stephen Kinnock has warned there are ‘forces of division and darkness waiting at ...

NCASC: Councils must be 'equal partner' in neighbourhood working, leader says

By Lee Peart | 26 November 2025

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) Health and Wellbeing Commit...

Government denies delay to ICB cluster launch

By Lee Peart | 05 August 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has denied plans to launch Integrated Care Board ...

Government letting down families on social care, says Dilnot

By Lee Peart | 14 July 2025

Governments of all colours have underfunded means-tested social care provision by local governmen...

Care reform will take a decade to be delivered

By Lee Peart | 02 May 2025

The first phase of social care reform will take 10 years to be fully delivered, it has emerged.

Devolution, not revolution

By Lee Peart | 11 February 2025

David Buck, senior fellow at The King’s Fund, assesses the impact of further devolution on health...

Scotland scraps core element of National Care Service

By Lee Peart | 24 January 2025

The Scottish Government has scrapped plans to deliver structural social care reform through a nat...

Budget: £22.6bn rise in day-to-day spending for NHS

By Lee Peart | 30 October 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £22.6bn rise in the day-to-day health budget, representing 4...

Councils face 'social care blackhole'

By Lee Peart | 24 October 2024

Councils are facing a ‘social care blackhole’ in their finances, according to the Lib Dems.

Streeting promises 10-year plan for social care

By Lee Peart | 21 October 2024

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has promised a 10-year plan for social care that w...